Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2006

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The 2006 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Welwyn Hatfield Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England

The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district in southern Hertfordshire, England.

Hertfordshire County of England

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council to 16 seats after gaining 2 seats from Labour. [3] The Conservative gains came in Haldens and Howlands wards, but they did lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats. [3] The Liberal Democrats won Handside and came within 6 votes of taking Peartree from Labour after 4 recounts. [3] Overall turnout in the election was 38.11%. [4]

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2006 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1321+176.555.815,617+8.4%
  Labour 302-217.622.56,309-4.0%
  Liberal Democrat 110+15.921.15,898-2.9%
  Green 000000.6174+0.1%

Ward results

Brookmans Park and Little Heath [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Dean1,63080.4+6.5
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Blumsom28614.1-3.1
Labour Margaret White1115.5-3.4
Majority1,34466.3+9.6
Turnout 2,02745.5-2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Haldens [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martyn Levitt64141.7+6.9
Labour Bhavna Joshi52033.8-4.6
Liberal Democrat Win Smith37724.5-2.3
Majority1217.9
Turnout 1,53835.5-1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Handside [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nigel Quinton1,12745.0-0.5
Conservative Sue Collins1,10344.1+0.5
Labour Sarah Carthew27310.9+0.0
Majority240.9-1.0
Turnout 2,50350.0-5.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Hatfield Central [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colin Croft52141.1+6.6
Conservative Douglas Berry42533.5+5.3
Liberal Democrat Lis Meyland-Smith32225.4-11.9
Majority967.6
Turnout 1,26831.4-1.3
Labour hold Swing
Hatfield East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicola Dorrington82656.1+4.9
Liberal Democrat Roger Cashmore32422.0+2.9
Labour Constance Elliott32221.9+0.1
Majority50234.1+4.7
Turnout 1,47237.1-3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Clare Berry1,08155.1+11.4
Labour Anthony Wilder53527.3-10.0
Liberal Democrat Richard Griffiths34517.6-1.4
Majority54627.8+21.4
Turnout 1,96132.4-4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hatfield West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Atkinson75749.7+4.5
Labour Dean Archer53134.9+2.8
Liberal Democrat Simon Archer23515.4-7.4
Majority22614.8+1.7
Turnout 1,52337.7-1.5
Conservative hold Swing
Hollybush [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margarita Birleson61744.8-1.5
Conservative Stephen Battaglia52137.8+3.8
Liberal Democrat Hazel Jacquemain23917.4-2.4
Majority967.0-5.3
Turnout 1,37730.7-4.5
Labour hold Swing
Howlands [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Warren Davies82145.7+6.9
Labour Alan Chesterman63435.3-2.8
Green Mark Knight1749.7+9.7
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Arch1679.3-13.7
Majority18710.4+9.7
Turnout 1,79641.1+0.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Northaw [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Nicholls1,45582.2+20.8
Liberal Democrat Nigel Bain20311.5+2.7
Labour Alex Breed1116.3+0.6
Majority1,25270.7+33.4
Turnout 1,76942.4-1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Panshanger [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sara Johnston90456.8+10.2
Labour William Longbottom40925.7-1.1
Liberal Democrat Marcel Naseby27917.5-9.2
Majority49531.1+11.3
Turnout 1,59233.5-2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Peartree [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jacqueline Russell45336.5-8.8
Liberal Democrat Frank Marsh44736.0+5.8
Conservative Bernard Rosewall34127.5+3.0
Majority60.5-14.6
Turnout 1,24127.3-3.1
Labour hold Swing
Sherrards [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christine Wheeler1,10054.5+10.2
Labour Margaret Hurst57128.3-8.8
Liberal Democrat Louise Lotz34617.2-1.4
Majority52926.2-25.4
Turnout 2,01747.3-4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Welham Green [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter O'Brien70766.6+0.0
Labour Bridgit Croft19818.7+1.3
Liberal Democrat Sheila Archer15614.7-1.3
Majority50947.9-1.3
Turnout 1,06138.1-3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Welwyn North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steven Markiewicz98772.3+7.6
Liberal Democrat Helen Bassett24117.6-4.1
Labour Anthony Crump13810.1-3.5
Majority74654.7+11.7
Turnout 1,36639.5-3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Welwyn South (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mandy Perkins1,183
Conservative Carl Storer1,135
Liberal Democrat John Blackburn408
Liberal Democrat Ian Skidmore396
Labour Sheila Jones191
Labour Sheila Wilder174
Turnout 3,48742.0-5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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